Jennifer Pontius

Jennifer Pontius

Organization: University of Vermont

Affiliations: University of Vermont

Contact Information

E-mail: jennifer.pontius@uvm.edu

Work phone: (802) 656-3091

Biography

Jen works with the FEMC Director and serves as a bridge between FEMC and the Rubenstein School of Natural Resources which is FEMC's organizational home within the University of Vermont. Her research is cross-disciplinary with the ultimate goal of scaling plot-based forest health relationships to a landscape-scale using remote sensing and GIS modeling. To date, this work has focused on the detection and mapping of pre-visual forest decline symptoms resulting from invasive species, global climate change and acid deposition/nutrient depletion. These techniques provide a much-needed tool for the early detection of new and existing stressors and will allow forest management agencies to focus management efforts before stands are severely impacted.

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